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1 Vol XXXVIII Number 3 March 2018 Our Staff Tim Hughes, Senior Minister Tim@CornerstoneRock.org Matt Crossman, Youth Minister Matt@CornerstoneRock.org Collin Moneymaker, Worship Arts Minister Collin@CornerstoneRock.org Ben Radant, Children s Minister Ben@CornerstoneRock.org Larry Vinson, Connections Minister Larry@CornerstoneRock.org Victoria Swinton, Children s Intern Intern@CornerstoneRock.org Paula Rader, Administrative Assistant Paula@CornerstoneRock.org Elders Walt Brown - Chairman Tom Dillow Vice Chairman Bill Estes Secretary David Kish Fred Means Darren Steele Ministry Team Leaders Questions Info@CornerstoneRock.org Benevolence David Berryman Communion/Baptism Carolyn Fullen Fellowship Pauline Cox Fellowship Missy Harlan Food Pantry Kelly Odom Greeters Tim & Jasmine Martin Missions Tom & Marilyn Tiearney Property Justin Angrick The Youth at Cornerstone Invite You To Dinner At On Sunday, March 11, 2018 From 4:00-7:00 pm In support of our student/mission trips Homemade Italian Food Luigi s is an annual fund-raising dinner for the youth participating in 2018 student/mission trips. Don t miss out! Sign up in the lobby. Reservations Requested Walk-ins Welcome All proceeds go toward youth mission trips The Rock / March 2018 Page 1 check for updates... CornerstoneRock.org

2 Measuring Our Faithfulness: January 2018 General Rec d $65, Goal $71, Average Weekly Attendance Worship 423 Sunday School 210 Food Pantry Served Families Served = 86 Adults = 187 Children = 80 Bags given = 343 New Clients = 5 Eggs = 86 doz Meat = 430 lbs OUT OF MY MIND Tim Hughes, Senior Minister How curious are you about God, Jesus, and the Bible? How many times are you reading the Bible and something piques your curiosity and so you dive into a deeper study and read everything you can get your hands on about the subject? I read a little article recently about our brain s capacity to learn. Human brains weigh approximately 3.3 pounds and is only about the size of a softball. I say only but that s pretty big in comparison to our overall body size. The most amazing fact though is how much we are able to learn. Do you try to learn something new every day? Well you re never going to run out of brain space because your brain is capable of learning something new every second of every day for millions of years. You are unlimited in what you can learn about God and His creation and His plan for our lives. Leonardo da Vinci once made a comment that might remind you of something that Jesus said. Da Vinci said that the average human looks without seeing, listens without hearing, touches without feeling, eats without tasting, inhales without awareness of odor or fragrance, and talks without thinking. Da Vinci had one of the most inquiring minds ever. How eager are you to learn more about the things of God? What are you learning about God, Jesus, and the Bible? What are you learning about living the Christian life? What are you learning about how to resist temptation? What are you learning about being a better husband, wife, single person, child, parent? Writer Ralph B. Smith once made an observation that children ask roughly 125 questions per day and adults ask about six questions per day, so somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we lose 119 questions per day. The more questions we ask, or the more we research things that we wonder about, the more we learn. The Rock (USPS #016052) is a non-profit publication published monthly at Cornerstone Christian Church, 8930 N SR 267, Brownsburg, IN Periodical postage paid at Brownsburg, IN POSTMASTER please send address changes to: The Rock Cornerstone Christian Church 8930 N State Road 267 Brownsburg, IN Offices Fax Celebration Services 9:00 & 10:30 Fellowship / Refreshments 10:00-10:30 Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 The Rock / March 2018 Page 2 check for updates... CornerstoneRock.org

3 Worship Arts Ministry Collin Moneymaker Family Fun Night Come join us on Friday, March 16 for a night of fun with the family. We ll transform the inside of our building into a giant playground full of slides, a bounce house, an obstacle course, gaga ball and more. Dinner (pizza, chips, etc) will be available at the event. Cost is $4 per person with a max of $12 per family. Ages 2 and under are free. Doors will open at 5:30. Youth Ministry Matt Crossman Cornerstone Student Ministries... Not just for teens... Youth Group on March 4, 6-8pm. We only have one youth group this month so make sure that you make it. March 10, Luigi s Prep Day 9 am-12 pm, 1-3 pm If you are attending one of our summer trips, then you need to help us with our Luigi s fundraiser. Saturday, March 10 we will be getting as much done as we can so we can make Sunday easier. You need to sign up to help with one of the two times we have that day. On March 10 come to door 8 in the back of the church. Sunday, March 11, Luigi s Fundraiser 1 pm-closing (Estimate 10 pm) Our annual summer trip fundraiser is an amazing night were we turn our church into an Italian restaurant and our students are the servers. We will also need adults help in the kitchen. All the money raised will go to help pay for the summer trips. Even if you aren t going on a summer trip you can still help out because it s a lot of fun. High School Mission Trip, March Please be in prayer for our team. We also have a meeting on Sunday, March 4. Guy s Night/Girl s Night, April 21, 5-10pm So we all like different things so sometimes we need to get a little more specific in what we are doing. So for one night we will be splitting up the guys and girls to do guy and girl specific things. What are those things? Well you ll have to come to find out. However, we will be dropping hints the closer we get to the night. Cost is $20 per person (there was a typo in the calendar, sorry) and dinner will also be involved. Registration is due by Tuesday, April 17. To register simply sign up on the church website. Children s Ministry Ben Radant Teachers Needed! God has blessed Cornerstone with a growing Children s Ministry! We are looking for teachers who will join us in training up the next generation of Christ Followers. The need is great and so is the reward. If you are able to join our Children s Ministry team of teachers, please contact Ben Radant as soon as possible. Here are the needs: Nursery An adult is needed to assist during the 9 am service for January, April, July and October. Preschool The 10:30 am Sunday School- 2 s class for December, March, June, and September. The 9 am Wee Worship- 3 s class for December, March, June, and September. The 10:30 am Sunday School- 3 s class for January, April, July, and October. Service Project Help! During SuperStart on March 3, we will be doing a service project that the preteens will be participating in. They will be helping with Changing Footprints and sorting through 6,000 pairs of shoes! We are looking for teens and adults to help in the set-up and with leading stations as the preteens look to be involved. We ask that you be here at 8:30 am until 1:30 pm. Meals will be provided. If you can help out with this event please contact Ben Radant as soon as possible. Baby Dedication Join us on March 4 for our Baby Dedication during our 10:30 am Service. This is a special time where we can celebrate the blessings that God has given these families. It is also a time of commitment by those families and support from the Cornerstone congregation. If you would like to register for the service and the lunch after the service, please Ben@Cornerstonerock.org by February 25. Camp Allendale Registration for Camp Allendale will be a little different this year. We are asking that families use the Cornerstone website to start the sign up process. Each week of camp will have a separate link that will take you to the proper registration page. If you are signing up for a week of camp that is not listed on our website, then please contact Ben Radant for that information. Cornerstone will be participating in Church Bucks again this year to help with the cost of camp. Contact Ben Radant for that code to apply at registration. Registration is now open. The Rock / March 2018 Page 3 check for updates... CornerstoneRock.org

4 The Youth at Cornerstone Invite You To Dinner At Luigi s Diner on March 11 The Rock / March 2018 Page 4 check for updates... CornerstoneRock.org

5 Connections Ministry Over My Head and Under My Heart: Prayer I have talked to a lot of people about their faith over the years and the stories I get are about as different as the individuals I talk to, except when it comes to one area: prayer. It s funny because prayer is the one area where almost every person I talk to says they need to improve. Why is that? Why do we struggle with the one thing that gives us direct access to the God we love and worship? You d think that prayer would be the strongest aspect of our faith, but the truth is we all struggle with it to some degree. If we were to break down the reason why I would boil it down to fear. We re afraid to talk to God. Let that sink in. Many of us are afraid that when we come to God we ll be exposed for who we really are. Others are afraid that we ll be wasting God s time with our petty requests. Some are afraid that if we pray, He won t answer and then what do we do? We don t need to be afraid. God already knows who we are. There is no such thing as petty requests. God always answers, just not in the way we ever expect. Prayer is how we get to know God and how we come to trust Him more. Prayer is what strengthens us during difficult times and enlivens us when we are at our best. Prayer is where we understand God s love for us and it is our chance to let Him know how we feel. Embrace prayer. Larry Vinson Make it a part of your daily routine and never give it up. Hold on to it with your life and make the effort to talk to your Heavenly Father even when you don t feel up to the task. Need help? me at larry@cornerstonerock.org and I will send you a Bible Study that walks you through a biblical model on prayer. Remember, we re in this together. Let s do what is necessary to help each other deepen our faith. Children s Ministry Intern Victoria Swinton Hello! I m Victoria Swinton, the new intern. I just wanted to give some background on myself. I ve been attending Cornerstone since the summertime while church hopping. I knew from the first Sunday I attended a service that this was the church I wanted to start attending. About four months into attending I found out Cornerstone offered internships in the Children s Ministry, and thought this would be a great opportunity with God s blessing. I have always loved children, and I have been working at a daycare for 6 years. This internship gives a new perspective on working with children as well as helping myself and the kids I work with grow in their faith. The Rock / March 2018 Page 5 check for updates... CornerstoneRock.org

6 ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES nd Quarter, April June Combined Sunday School 4/1 Join us for a continental breakfast, a lesson, and great fellowship, as we kick off a new Sunday School Quarter in the multipurpose room. Classes Begin at 9:00 am DEAD THEOLOGIAN SOCIETY ORIGINS OF CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY Part 1 If you ever had to explain to someone (or yourself) how you could believe in the existence of God, or what God is like, or why do bad things happen to good people, you have used the thoughts and logic of medieval Christian philosophers. In part 1 of a two part series, we will explore the origins of many of the our present day explanations for such questions. In this quarter we will begin our discussions with the positions of St. Augustine, one of the most influential philosophers of Christendom and end with Peter Abelard, one of the bad boys of our faith. FAITH BUILDERS SPITITUAL DISCIPLINES A guide to a deeper relationship with God Like athletes training to maximize their physical abilities for competition, spiritual disciplines are exercises to help give Christians the strength to meet the challenges of life. The spiritual disciplines turn our hearts toward God and provide ways for God to deepen our relationship with Him. Join us this quarter as we learn more about using prayer, worship, stewardship, rest, and other tools to tap into the joy, peace, and strength that only God can provide. Classes Begin at 10:30 am HALAS SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES OF JESUS Not only did Jesus teach on spiritual disciplines, He lived then out as well. Join us as we learn from Jesus about the importance of spiritual disciplines and how we should practice them in our own lives. JOIN US STARTING APRIL 1! 9:00 am Dead Theologian Society (Room 212) Origins of Christian Philosophy Faith Builders (Room 214) Spiritual Disciplines 10:30 am Halas (Room 105) Spiritual Disciplines of Jesus Sonrise (Room 214) The Book of James SONRISE THE BOOK OF JAMES James says, It is not enough to talk the Christian faith; we must live it (James 2:14). Genuine faith inevitably produces good deeds. This quarter, Sonrise Class will examine James letter to first century Jewish Christians with its practical advice on living the Christian life. The Rock / March 2018 Page 6 check for updates... CornerstoneRock.org

7 Community Life The Sheltering Wings storage barn for furniture is almost empty. We were packed, but then had some move outs (that s always great news!) and now we are out of almost everything and have a move out this Friday. If anyone has dressers, end tables, nightstands, small kitchen tables, bookshelves that they want to get rid of, we could use them! We could also use nice bed sheet sets that are in good condition, curtains, bathroom sets that are in good condition. If someone has an electric washer or dryer, we always need those. Call Jody Toth ( ). Order a Spring Flower Flowers will be made available and used to decorate the Worship Center for Easter Sunday. Please use the envelopes provided in the lobby to place your order and return the envelope in the Sunday offering or bring to the church office by March 25. Service Project Days April 28, May 5, 12, 19 Volunteers are needed to prepare the grounds for the campers. Invite your Home Group or Sunday School class for a project. Volunteers start at 8:30 am and lunch will be provided. Contact the camp to schedule your time to serve ( ) or (debby@campallendale.org). Capital District Christian Men s Fellowship (CDCMF) Dinner is served from 6-7 pm, program following. Sign up today. 3/19 Hosting: Victory CC Speaker Tom Scott, Cumberland CC. 4/16 Hosting: Chapel Rock Speaker: Jeff Coon, FAME. Sunday Unlock-Locking Monthly Volunteer The 2018 schedule still has opportunities to volunteer. If you could open and close the building on Sunday mornings for one month out of the year or have questions, please contact Jeff Armstrong ( ). Church Adult Ministry Fellowship Please sign up in the lobby or tear-off. 3/15...Indiana State Museum 4/19...Indianapolis Museum of Art 5/17...The Shrine of Christ s Passion 6/21...The Ark at the Creation Museum Family Promise March Please mark your calendar for the upcoming weeks: March 11-18; June 24-July 1; October 7-14; December Sign-up on the tear-off. The Rock / March 2018 Page 7 check for updates... CornerstoneRock.org

8 POSTMASTER please send address changes to: The Rock Cornerstone Christian Church 8930 N State Road 267 Brownsburg, IN office fax CornerstoneRock.org Periodical # Non Profit Postage Paid at Brownsburg, IN I.D.E.S. Food Packing Event (International Disaster Emergency Service) April 28, 2018 On Saturday, April 28 from 8 am to 11:30 am, Cornerstone will again host a food packing event with IDES in the multipurpose room. We will be packing 30,000 meals in 2 hours. We plan on two shifts of one and a quarter hour each. Anyone age 5 and up can participate (5-9 year olds need an adult with them one for one). Sign up on the Sunday Program tear-off beginning March 11. The absolute last day to sign up will be Sunday, April 22. We need people in the following roles. Setup & Ingredient Supply Arrive at 8 am to configure the multipurpose room for ten lines of food packing + boxing areas. During the packing, supply the lines with ingredients as needed (heavy lifting required). Reconfigure after the completion of the event. Line leaders Each of the ten lines has a line leader responsible for output for the whole morning, and training of the packers on their line. Line leader training will start at 8:30 am. Food Packers We need ten people per line per shift (a total of 200 people). The shifts run from 9:15 10:30 am and 10:15 11:30 am. The first 15 minutes of each shift is for training. Boxers/loaders Unload the IDES truck starting at 8 am. During the packing, box up the finished bags of food and load them on to the truck (heavy lifting required). Child care Needed for children 0-4 years old while their parents participate in the event. The Rock / March 2018 Page 8 check for updates... CornerstoneRock.org